Will Liverman

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Will Liverman, born on May 10, 1988, is an American operatic baritone. He earned degrees from Wheaton College and The Juilliard School where he studied under Cynthia Hoffmann. Liverman gained significant recognition for his lead role in the 2021 production of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the first opera by a Black composer performed at the Metropolitan Opera. He reprised this role in the 2022 Lyric Opera of Chicago production. One of his notable performances at the Metropolitan Opera includes his role as Malcolm X in X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (2023) by Anthony Davis and Thulani Davis. His album Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers (2021), featuring pianist Paul Sanchez, reached Number 1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.

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01	Morning	Will Liverman	Morning			02:01
	Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dubar

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Albums

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)

2025 Lexicon Classics: 25-07-2025

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)

01	Morning	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			02:01
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
02	A Golden Day	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			03:17
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
03	The Lesson	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			02:34
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
04	Life's Tragedy	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			04:37
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
05	A Prayer	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			02:27
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
06	Sonnet	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			02:30
	Writer: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
07	Night	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions (Complete Collection)			01:37
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar

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The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II

2025 Lexicon Classics: 27-06-2025

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II

01	Night	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			01:37
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
02	A Threefold Heart: I. Love and The Butterfly	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			03:24
	Writer: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
03	A Threefold Heart: II. If I Had Known	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			04:12
	Writer: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
04	A Threefold Heart: III. A Love Song	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			03:28
	Writer: Will Liverman / Composers: Will Liverman
05	Farewell	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			06:02
	Writer: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
06	Emancipation	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			04:34
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar
07	Hymn	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II			04:02
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Show Me The Way

℗ 2024 Cedille Records: 08-03-2024

Show Me The Way

01	You Showed Me the Way (Arr. for Voice and Piano by J. King)	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			04:26
	Writer: Ella Fitzgerald / Composers: Ella Fitzgerald - Chick Webb - Budd Green
02	A Sable Jubilee: No. 1, Inspiration	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			06:45
	Writer: Tesia Kwarteng / Composers: Jasmine Barnes
03	A Sable Jubilee: No. 2, Luxury	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			04:42
	Writer: Tesia Kwarteng / Composers: Jasmine Barnes
04	A Sable Jubilee: No. 3, Elevation	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			03:50
	Writer: Tesia Kwarteng / Composers: Jasmine Barnes
05	I Grew a Rose	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			04:26
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Florence Béatrice Price
06	A Prayer	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			04:00
	Writer: Sara Teasdale / Composers: Rene Orth
07	Four Songs: No. 1, Even in the Moment	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way			03:04
	Writer: Edna St. Vincent Millay / Composers: Margaret Bonds

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Show Me The Way (Extended Version)

℗ 2024 Cedille Records: 08-03-2024

Show Me The Way (Extended Version)

01	You Showed Me the Way (Arr. for Voice and Piano by J. King)	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			04:26
	Writer: Ella Fitzgerald / Composers: Ella Fitzgerald - Chick Webb - Budd Green
02	Lady Jess speaking	Lady Jess	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			01:00
	Composers: Lady Jess
03	A Sable Jubilee: No. 1, Inspiration	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			06:45
	Writer: Tesia Kwarteng / Composers: Jasmine Barnes
04	A Sable Jubilee: No. 2, Luxury	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			04:42
	Writer: Tesia Kwarteng / Composers: Jasmine Barnes
05	I Grew a Rose	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			04:26
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Florence Béatrice Price
06	Sarah Kirkland Snider speaking	Sarah Kirkland Snider	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			01:47
	Composers: Sarah Kirkland Snider
07	A Prayer	Will Liverman	Show Me The Way (Extended Version)			04:00
	Writer: Sara Teasdale / Composers: Rene Orth

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Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?

℗ 2022 Navona: 11-02-2022

Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?

01	Shall We Gather at the River (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)	Will Liverman	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			06:21
	Writer: Robert Lowry / Composers: Traditional
02	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)	J'nai Bridges	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			05:25
	Composers: Traditional
03	Lord, How Come Me Here? (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Cello)	J'nai Bridges	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			06:31
	Composers: Traditional
04	I've Never Felt Such Love - What Wondrous Love Is This (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)	Will Liverman	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			06:08
	Composers: Traditional
05	Ride On, King Jesus (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)	J'nai Bridges	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			04:01
	Composers: Traditional
06	Oh, Glory (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)	J'nai Bridges	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			05:27
	Composers: Traditional
07	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice, Flute & Piano)	Will Liverman	Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?			03:14
	Composers: Traditional

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Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers

℗ 2021 Cedille: 12-02-2021

Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers

01	I Dream a World	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			02:43
	Writer: Langston Hughes / Composers: Damien Sneed
02	5 Songs of Laurence Hope: No. 1, Worth While	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			02:03
	Writer: Laurence Hope / Composers: Harry Burleigh
03	5 Songs of Laurence Hope: No. 2, The Jungle Flower	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			03:18
	Writer: Laurence Hope / Composers: Harry Burleigh
04	5 Songs of Laurence Hope: No. 3, Kashmiri Song	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			03:28
	Writer: Laurence Hope / Composers: Harry Burleigh
05	5 Songs of Laurence Hope: No. 4, Among the Fuchsias	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			02:59
	Writer: Laurence Hope / Composers: Harry Burleigh
06	5 Songs of Laurence Hope: No. 5, Till I Wake	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			04:01
	Writer: Laurence Hope / Composers: Harry Burleigh
07	Amazing Grace	Will Liverman	Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers			03:23
	Writer: Leslie Adams / Composers: Leslie Adams

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Whither Must I Wander

(P) 2019 Odradek Records: 10-01-2020

Whither Must I Wander

01	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: I. The Vagabond	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			03:08
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
02	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: II. Let Beauty Awake	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			01:52
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
03	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: III. Roadside Fire	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			02:13
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
04	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: IV. Youth and Love	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			03:44
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
05	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: V. In Dreams	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			02:37
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
06	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: VI. The Infinite Shining Heavens	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			02:32
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson
07	Songs of Travel, IRV 77: VII. Whither Must I Wander	Will Liverman	Whither Must I Wander			03:56
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Robert Louis Stevenson

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Okpebholo: Steal Away

2014 Yellow Einstein Press: 13-12-2014

Okpebholo: Steal Away

01	Balm in Gilead	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			06:47
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
02	Wade in the Water	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			03:13
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
03	Deep River	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			05:23
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
04	Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray / Standin' in the Need of Prayer	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			07:17
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
05	Great Day	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			03:21
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
06	I Want to Die Easy When I Die / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			05:31
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song
07	Were You There?	Will Liverman	Okpebholo: Steal Away			07:58
	Composers: Shawn E. Okpebholo - Traditional Song

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EPs

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I

2023 Lexicon Classics: 27-10-2023

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I

01	Morning	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			02:01
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dubar / Composers: Will Liverman
02	A Golden Day	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			03:17
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dubar / Composers: Will Liverman
03	The Lesson	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			02:34
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dubar / Composers: Will Liverman
04	Life's Tragedy	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			04:37
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dubar / Composers: Will Liverman
05	A Prayer	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			02:27
	Writer: Paul Laurence Dubar / Composers: Will Liverman
06	Sonnet	Will Liverman	The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. I			02:30
	Writer: Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman

Singles

Night

2025 Lexicon Classics: 23-05-2025

Night

01	Night	Mykal Kilgore	Night			01:37
	Writer: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dunbar

Farewell

2025 Lexicon Classics: 11-04-2025

Farewell

01	Farewell	Will Liverman	Farewell			06:02
	Writer: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson / Composers: Will Liverman - Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

Everything That Ever Was from Show Me The Way

℗ 2024 Cedille Records: 20-12-2024

Everything That Ever Was from Show Me The Way

01	Everything That Ever Was	Will Liverman	Everything That Ever Was from Show Me The Way			07:06
	Writer: Tracy K. Smith / Composers: Sarah Kirkland Snider

Bridge to Peace: Invocation

2024 Lexicon Classics: 16-08-2024

Bridge to Peace: Invocation

01	Bridge to Peace: Invocation	Allison Charney	Bridge to Peace: Invocation			05:18
	Composers: Kim D. Sherman

Morning

2023 Lexicon Classics: 06-10-2023

Morning

01	Morning	Will Liverman	Morning			02:01
	Composers: Will Liverman - Paul Laurence Dubar

Good-night (feat. Lady Jess)

4 Lovers Only Entertainment: 18-12-2022

Good-night (feat. Lady Jess)

01	Good-night (feat. Lady Jess)	Will Liverman	Good-night (feat. Lady Jess)			03:34
	Writer: Will Liverman - Lady Jess - Paul Laurence Dunbar / Composers: Will Liverman - Lady Jess